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2020.05.20** a 'social distancing' solo walk - Mortimer Rd SK245945 (parked nearby on rd), follow Dukes Rd (a dirt track) app 5km to SK207934, ~NW thru moor land converging on Cartledge Brook (a main tributary of Abbey Brook drawing water from Featherbed Moss), cross S over Cartledge Brook at SK199940, follow Grouse Butts ~WSW, then turn ~W to Howden Edge at SK187938, narrow grassy path on edge ~S, turn at SK187932 W on Jeep track for short distance, turn S off Jeep track to SK183928  (above a clough) and continue ~WSW down on a path / then track to the Reservoir perimeter track (~200m S of Howden Dam Wall - not seen), cross S on perimeter track over Bridge over Abbey Brook, at SK171920 start E (slightly N) up Abbey Brook, pass Cogman Clough / Wild Moor Clough / Sheepfold Clough and back to SK207934 - retrace Dukes Rd to Mortimer Rd - done on a Wednesday  Note this walk was done in very dry ground conditions - in wet moor land conditions along Cartledge Brook (a common situation) care needs to be exercised to avoid being trapped in deep slushy ground.

views from Dukes Road

Back Tor at top left

an unusual dry view along Dukes Road

quite a bump even for a Land Rover possibly on a rescue mission?

beacons along the route - very useful when routes are snow covered

The point where I started thru moor land towards Cartledge Brook

few really defined paths in the moor land - routes may change according to ground conditions

close up of cotton grass

upper reaches of Cartledge Brook

Grouse Butts

would seem to indicate that these Grouse Butts may be seldom used by the shooting fraternity fond of champagne & canapes?

Back Tor in the background

a murky zoomed in view of the ridge from Lose Hill to Mam Tor

Wet Stones?

looking down at Howden Reservoir

eroded jeep track

Howden Edge

top of Cogman Clough - some trees have been planted. There is another Cogman Clough passed on the South side of Abbey Brook.

a sheep self shredding its winter coat

Belted Galloway Cattle

Howden  Reservoir

The Power House

route up the south side of Abbey Brook

looking back (path on left)

looking up Abbey Brook

Sheep drinking water at Sheepfold Clough - the steep sided narrow path climb starts from here

looking back down Abbey Brook

ditto

one of the top gullies of Abbey Brook

see picture above - zoomed into waterfall and pool

looking back down

Back Tor again

another look back

starting the long slog back to Mortimer Road

zoomed into Damflask (far) & Agden (near) Reservoirs from Dukes Road

fields zoomed into from Dukes Road below when nearing Mortimer Road

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